[Being in the military teaches you to sleep anytime, anywhere. There's a bed and the door locks behind her, which makes for better accommodations than Mira's often had in the past, so regardless of Aleifr's restlessness, she's asleep within minutes of her head hitting the pillow.
Being in the military also teaches you to wake instantly for something out of the ordinary...like that reassuringly lockable door opening in the dead of night. When Aleifr doesn't return in time for it to be merely a bathroom trip, Mira sits up to pull on her boots and retie her ponytail. She's not so relaxed she isn't sleeping fully dressed.
For some reason, she feels responsible for Aleifr, a faintly ludicrous idea. Fenrisians don't need to be baby-sat--the Kaerls are the only mortals in the galaxy who measure up against Kasrkin, for Emperor's sake. But...Aleifr's not a Kaerl. He's a feral tribesman suddenly dropped into a society he can't possibly understand, and she's the only person equipped to meet him halfway.
For lack of a better idea, Mira seeks him out where she (or any other self-respecting Guardsman) would go. Her instinct proves correct when she comes upon him in their floor's kitchen, bent double in front of the refrigerator.]
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Being in the military also teaches you to wake instantly for something out of the ordinary...like that reassuringly lockable door opening in the dead of night. When Aleifr doesn't return in time for it to be merely a bathroom trip, Mira sits up to pull on her boots and retie her ponytail. She's not so relaxed she isn't sleeping fully dressed.
For some reason, she feels responsible for Aleifr, a faintly ludicrous idea. Fenrisians don't need to be baby-sat--the Kaerls are the only mortals in the galaxy who measure up against Kasrkin, for Emperor's sake. But...Aleifr's not a Kaerl. He's a feral tribesman suddenly dropped into a society he can't possibly understand, and she's the only person equipped to meet him halfway.
For lack of a better idea, Mira seeks him out where she (or any other self-respecting Guardsman) would go. Her instinct proves correct when she comes upon him in their floor's kitchen, bent double in front of the refrigerator.]
Aleifr.